KR100800290B1 - Cassette device for an automatic medicine packing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A cassette device for an automatic medicine packing machine is provided to divide the medicine accurately by a partition member when discharging the medicine, and to prevent damage or breakage of the medicine and the partition member. A cassette device for an automatic medicine packing machine includes: a cassette body receiving the medicine with various sizes and shapes; a division block for sorting the medicine to be discharged by being installed in the cassette body; and a partition member(40) installed on the cassette body so that the medicine sorted by the division block can be discharged by regular quantity. The partition member has an elastically transforming part(43) having a relatively lower strength than the surrounding, and elastically transformed by receiving an outside power in case that the outside power is applied.

Description

Cassette device for pharmaceutical automatic packing machine {CASSETTE DEVICE FOR AN AUTOMATIC MEDICINE PACKING MACHINE}

1 is a side cross-sectional view of a cassette device for an automatic pharmaceutical packing machine according to the present invention,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a cylindrical dispensing block provided in the cassette device for automatic drug packaging machine shown in FIG.

3A to 3C are a perspective view, a plan view and a front view of a partition member according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

4A to 4C are a perspective view, a plan view and a front view of a partition member according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of a cassette device for automatic drug packaging machine of another form according to the present invention,

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of yet another type of cylindrical dispensing block provided in the cassette device for automatic medicine packing machine shown in FIG. 5.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10 cassette body 20 cassette stand

21: motor 30, 130: distribution block

31, 131: block body 32, 132: division projection

33, 133: discharge groove 34: split groove

35, 135: convex part 40, 50: partition member

41, 51: fixing portion 41a, 51a: through hole

42, 52: movable portion 43, 53: elastic curved portion

44, 54: support part

The present invention relates to a cassette packaging machine for automatic medicine packaging machines that can automatically package a medicine, and more particularly, a cassette for a pharmaceutical automatic packaging machine provided with a partition member that can prevent damage to the medicine that may occur during drug supply. Relates to a device.

Background Art Conventionally, an automatic drug packing machine has been used, in which a medicine is supplied through a discharge device from a plurality of cassette devices containing drugs such as tablets and capsules by type, and is continuously packaged once by one.

As described above, a cassette device included in a conventional automatic medicine packing machine includes a cassette body for accommodating drugs such as tablets or capsules of various sizes and shapes, a distribution block rotatably provided in the cassette body for separating and discharging the medicine, And a cassette pedestal for supporting the cassette body, and a partition member installed in the cassette body for dispensing and discharging the medicines separated and discharged by the distribution block.

A plurality of discharge grooves are formed on the outer circumferential surface of the distribution block, and the medicine contained in the cassette body is discharged to the outside of the cassette body along the discharge groove. At this time, the partition member for blocking the discharge groove in the middle so that only a predetermined amount of the drug is required is required.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-266940 discloses a partition member formed by bending a metal plate. As described above, the conventional partition member made of a metal plate is formed by bending a portion of the partition body at approximately right angles. One side of the partition body is provided with a through hole into which a fastening member such as a screw can be inserted, and the partition member can be fastened to the cassette body by inserting and fixing the fastening member through the through hole.

Such a conventional metal partition member is easy to manufacture and excellent in the ability to separate drugs because the partition part is integrally formed with the main body. There was a problem such as scratching over the overlapping portion of the surface of the medicine or damage the thin end of the medicine.

U. S. Patent No. 5,803, 309 discloses a partition member in which the partition portion is formed in the form of a comb in order to solve the disadvantages of the conventional metal partition member described above. Thus, the partition member formed in the comb shape is integrally molded and formed by synthetic resin. In addition, one side of the partition main body is provided with a through hole into which a fastening member such as a screw can be inserted. The partition member can be fastened to the cassette main body by inserting and fixing the fastening member through the through hole.

Such a comb-shaped partition member does not damage the drug even if the partition part passes over the overlapping part because the partition part forms a comb shape, while precisely injection molding a plurality of thin comb parts. There is a problem that the manufacturing work is cumbersome and the comb portion may be deformed or broken by the medicine.

Furthermore, when the comb portion is deformed or broken and the gap between the comb teeth and the comb teeth is not constant, there is a problem that the drug is not properly divided and a predetermined number of drugs may be discharged.

Therefore, there is a need for a partition member capable of accurately partitioning a drug while preventing damage and breakage of the drug and at the same time preventing deformation and breakage of the partition member.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve these conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to reliably partition medicines arranged in a discharge groove of a dispensing block by a partition member at the time of discharge of the medicine, while at the same time damage or breakage or partitioning of the medicine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette packaging machine for a pharmaceutical automatic packaging machine having a partition member capable of preventing damage to the member.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a cassette body for receiving drugs of various sizes and shapes, a distribution block for aligning the drugs to be installed and discharged in the cassette body, and installed in the cassette body to dispense A cassette device for an automatic packaging machine for medicines including a partition member for allowing the medicines arranged by the block to be discharged by a predetermined quantity, wherein the partition members have a relatively low strength compared to the surroundings to accommodate the external force when an external force is applied. There is provided a cassette device for automatic pharmaceutical packaging machine comprising a portion that is elastically deformed.

Here, the partition member is preferably in contact with the drug to control the amount of drug discharged, and includes a portion that maintains a constant shape even when an external force is applied.

It is preferable that the elastically deformed portion forms a curved shape in an arc shape.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a cassette body for receiving a drug of various sizes and forms, a dispensing block having a discharge groove for aligning the drug to be discharged and installed in the cassette body, and installed in the cassette body A cassette device for an automatic medicine packing machine comprising a partition member for dispensing medicines aligned by a discharge groove of a distribution block by a predetermined quantity, wherein the partition member divides the fixing part and the medicine fixed to the cassette main body. And a movable portion having a protruding portion to support the upper drug, and an elastic curved portion connecting the fixed portion and the movable portion, wherein the elastic curved portion has a relatively low strength compared to the surroundings to be applied with an external force. In case the automatic packaging machine, characterized in that the elastic deformation by receiving the external force There is provided a cassette device.

Here, the distribution block may include a plurality of divided protrusions formed on an outer circumferential surface, the discharge groove formed between the divided protrusions, and a divided groove formed across the plurality of divided protrusions. The support part of the partition member is positioned at the position where the division groove is formed, and divides the discharge groove up and down.

In addition, the distribution block may include a plurality of divided protrusions formed on an outer circumferential surface and the discharge groove formed between the divided protrusions, and the support part of the partition member is positioned at an upper end of the discharge groove.

The elastic curved portion may have a convex shape in a direction opposite to the protruding direction of the support portion, or may have a convex shape in the same direction as the protruding direction of the support portion.

The support portion formed integrally with the movable portion has a generally thin plate shape to smoothly divide the drugs, and both ends have a blade shape, and the distribution block side edge of the support portion conforms to the surface shape of the cylindrical distribution block. It is preferable to have a concave arc shape.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the cassette device for automatic medicine packing machines provided with the partition member which concerns on a preferred embodiment of this invention is demonstrated in detail with reference to drawings. 1 is a side end shaving of a cassette device for automatic drug packaging machines having a partition member according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a cylindrical dispensing block provided in the cassette device for automatic drug packaging machines.

In the present invention, the "pharmaceutical" refers to all medicines solidified and formed into a certain shape such as tablets, capsules, and pills.

As shown in FIG. 1, a cassette device mounted on an automatic medicine packing machine for continuously packing various medicines by one dose includes a cassette body 10 in which drugs of various sizes and shapes are accommodated, and the cassette body 10. Dispensing block 30 rotatably provided to align the medicine to be discharged, and a motor 21 for driving the dispensing block 30 in rotation are built-in, and the cassette holder 20 for supporting the cassette body 10 And partition members 40 and 50 installed in the cassette body 10 to allow the medicines arranged by the distribution block 30 to be discharged by a predetermined quantity.

In the cassette body 10, a substantially cylindrical dispensing block 30 may be rotatably embedded therein, and an upper portion of the dispensing block 30 may contain a medicine. These drugs are discharged in alignment as the distribution block 30 rotates as will be described later.

The cassette body 10 is made detachable from the cassette holder 20 for maintenance, such as filling or cleaning of the medicament. To this end, the rotary shaft of the distribution block 30 built in the cassette body 10 has a structure that can be attached to and detached from the rotary shaft of the motor 21. For example, a cog wheel may be installed on the rotating shaft of the motor 21, and a coupling groove having a corresponding shape may be formed on the rotating shaft of the distribution block 30 to engage the cog wheel.

As shown in FIG. 2, the distribution block 30 includes a cylindrical block body 31 having an upper surface of a substantially conical shape, a plurality of divided protrusions 32 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the block body 31, and And a discharge groove 33 formed between the division protrusions 32 and a division groove 34 formed across the plurality of division protrusions 32.

In addition, in order to randomly mix the drugs contained in the cassette body 10 according to the rotation of the distribution block 30, a plurality of drugs are introduced into the discharge groove 33 at the same time to prevent the jamming or jamming of drugs On the conical upper surface of the block body 31, a plurality of convex portions 35 are formed at regular intervals, it is preferable that the height of the divided protrusions 32 is formed to be constant.

In this way, a plurality of discharge grooves 33 are formed on the outer circumference of the distribution block 30, and the medicine contained in the cassette main body 10 is discharged to the outside of the cassette main body 10 along the discharge grooves 33. At this time, the partition members 40 and 50 are required to block the discharge groove 33 in the middle so that only a predetermined amount of drugs can be discharged.

In addition, the dividing groove 34 is for preventing the partition member 50 mounted on the cassette body 10 from interfering with the dividing protrusion 32.

3A, 3B and 3C show a perspective view, a plan view and a front view of a partition member according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the partition member 40 according to the first embodiment has a fixed portion 41 coupled to the cassette body 10 and fixed in a row in the discharge groove 33 of the distribution block 30. The movable part 42 which protrudes in the vertical direction, and the support part 44 for holding | maintaining the upper drug | medical agent by dividing the chemical | medical agent arrange | positioned by the elasticity which connects between the said fixed part 41 and the said movable part 42 A curved portion 43 is included.

The fixing part 41 is formed with at least one through hole 41a extending in the vertical direction. The partition member 40 is formed by inserting and engaging a fastening member (not shown) such as a screw through the through hole 41a. ) May be fixed to the cassette body 10. Since the through hole 41a has a shape of a long hole in the vertical direction, the fixing position of the partition member 40 can be appropriately adjusted up and down according to the size of the medicine.

The support 44 formed integrally with the movable part 42 has a generally thin plate shape so as to smoothly divide the drugs rotating together with the dispensing block 30, and both ends thereof have a blade shape. It is desirable to have. The movable part 42 and the support part 44 can always keep the shape constant. The edge of the distribution block 30 side of the support portion 44 preferably has a concave arc shape to match the surface shape of the cylindrical distribution block 30.

The elastic curved portion 43 connects between the fixed portion 41 and the movable portion 42 in an arc shape at two places. Since the fixing part 41 is fixed to the cassette body 10, the support part 44 is to be positioned in the dividing groove 34 of the distribution block 30 in a state of having a constant elasticity by the elastic bending part 43. Can be.

Thus, according to the partition member 40 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, since the said support part 44 of the thin plate shape in which the shape is always kept constant is formed integrally with the movable part 42, Even when the drugs overlap each other in the discharge groove 33 of the distribution block 30, the drugs can be smoothly divided.

On the other hand, according to the partition member 40 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, since the elastic deformation is made in the elastic curved portion 43 having a relatively low strength when applied to an external force, the portion overlapping the drug Even if the support part 44 rides over, the entire movable part 42 including the support part 44 may be retracted by the thickness of the drug so as not to damage the drug.

In particular, since the elastic curved portion 43 has an arc shape, the movable portion 42 is pivoted away from the distribution block 30 by an external force generated when the support portion 44 passes over a medicine. It can exhibit a variety of movements such as the retraction swing movement to move, the longitudinal movement to move along the longitudinal direction of the partition member, the up and down swing movement to swing up and down with respect to the fixing portion (41).

The elasticity of the elastic curved portion 43 can be adjusted by changing the dimensions, such as thickness, width, radius, or the like of the elastic curved portion 43 constituting the arc shape.

4A, 4B and 4C show a perspective view, a plan view and a front view of a partition member according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the partition member 50 according to the second embodiment has a fixing portion 51 which is coupled to and fixed to the cassette body 10 and a line in the discharge groove 33 of the distribution block 30. The movable part 52 which protrudes in the vertical direction, and the support part 54 for holding | maintaining the upper drug | medical agent by dividing the chemical | medical agent arrange | positioned by the elasticity which connects between the said fixed part 51 and the said movable part 52 It includes the curved portion 53, and the fixing portion 51 is the same as the partition member 40 of the first embodiment in that one or more through holes 51a elongated in the vertical direction are formed, and thus, in more detail. Do not explain.

However, the partition member of the second embodiment has a shape in which the elastic curved portion 43 of the partition member 40 of the first embodiment has a convex shape in a direction opposite to the protruding direction of the support portion 44 as shown in FIG. 3B. The elastic curved portion 53 of 50 has a convex shape (approximately M-shaped when viewed in Fig. 4B) in the same direction as the projecting direction of the support portion 54 as shown in Fig. 4B.

As described above, the partition member 50 according to the second embodiment of the present invention differs in the shape of the partition member 40 and the elastic curved portion 53 of the first embodiment. It can be smoothly divided, even if the case where the support portion 54 rides over the overlapping portion of the drug occurs, the entire movable portion 52 including the support portion 54 can be retracted by the thickness of the drug damage the drug It goes without saying that the effect according to the first embodiment, such as not being made, can be achieved.

In addition, since the elastic curved portion 53 also has an arc shape, the movable portion 52 pivots in the retreat direction away from the distribution block 30 due to an external force generated when the support portion 54 passes over the medicine. It can be shown a variety of movements, such as retracting movement to move, longitudinal movement to move along the longitudinal direction of the partition member, vertical movement to move up and down with respect to the fixing portion 51, torsional movement.

The partition members 40 and 50 may be molded by plastic injection such as PP, and the material is not particularly limited as long as they can be used in the medical device field.

Until now, the dividing grooves 34 are formed in the dividing projections 32 so that the partition members 40 and 50 according to the present invention can vertically divide the discharge grooves 33 formed in the distribution block 30. Although the case has been described as an example, such a structure does not limit the present invention by way of example.

That is, the partition members 40 and 50 may be used together with the distribution block 130 in which the division protrusion 132 has a constant height and no division groove is formed, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. It may be.

The distribution block 130 that does not have a division groove includes a cylindrical block body 131 having an upper surface of a substantially conical shape, a plurality of division protrusions 132 formed on an outer circumferential surface of the block body 131, and the division protrusion. It is similar to the distribution block 30 shown in FIG. 2 in that it includes a discharge groove 133 formed between 132.

In addition, in order to randomly mix the drugs contained in the cassette body 10 in accordance with the rotation of the distribution block 130 while a plurality of drugs are introduced into the discharge groove 133 at the same time so that the drug does not jam or jam. On the conical upper surface of the block body 131, a plurality of convex portions 135 are formed at regular intervals.

On the other hand, in the distribution block 130, the height of the divided protrusions 132 are all constant, the partition members 40, 50 are the upper surface of the divided protrusion 132 is a constant height as shown in FIG. That is, it is preferable to be disposed so as to keep in close contact with the upper end of the discharge groove 133.

As described above, the cassette device for the automatic medicine packing machine having the partition member according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and drawings described above, and is within the claims. Of course, various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains.

According to the present invention as described above, a partition member capable of reliably partitioning the drugs aligned in the discharge groove of the distribution block by the partition member when the drug is discharged, and at the same time preventing damage and breakage of the drug or breakage of the partition member. Provided is a cassette device for automatic medicine packing machine provided with.

Claims (9)

Cassette body 10 accommodates a variety of size and shape of the drug, the distribution block 30 for aligning the drug to be installed and discharged in the cassette body, and the drug is installed in the cassette body aligned by the distribution block A cassette device for an automatic pharmaceutical packing machine including the partition members 40 and 50 to be discharged by quantity, The partition members 40 and 50 are It has a relatively low strength compared to the surroundings and does not directly contact the drug and at the same time when the external force is applied to the automatic packaging machine cassette characterized in that it comprises a portion (43, 53) to receive the external force and deform elastically Device. The method according to claim 1, The partition member is in contact with the medicament to control the amount of medicament discharged, the cassette device for automatic medicine packaging machine, characterized in that it comprises a portion to maintain a constant shape even when an external force is applied. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The elastically deformable portion is a cassette device for automatic drug packaging machine, characterized in that the curved shape in the shape of an arc. A cassette body for accommodating drugs of various sizes and shapes, a dispensing block for aligning the medicament to be discharged, and a dispensing block installed in the cassette body, and arranged in the cassette body by the discharging groove of the dispensing block. A cassette device for an automatic medicine packing machine comprising a partition member for allowing drugs to be discharged by a predetermined quantity, The partition member includes a fixed part fixed to the cassette body, a movable part having a support part for dividing the drug to support an upper drug, and an elastic curved part connecting the fixed part and the movable part, The elastic curved portion has a relatively low strength compared to the surroundings, when the external force is applied to the automatic packaging machine cassette device for a drug packaging machine, characterized in that the elastic deformation by receiving the external force. The method according to claim 4, The distribution block includes a plurality of divided protrusions formed on an outer circumferential surface, the discharge groove formed between the divided protrusions, and a divided groove formed across the plurality of divided protrusions, The support part of the said partition member is located in the position in which the said dividing groove | channel was formed, and the cassette packaging apparatus for pharmaceutical automatic packaging machines characterized by the above-mentioned which divides | disconnects the said discharge groove up and down. The method according to claim 4, The distribution block includes a plurality of divided protrusions formed on an outer circumferential surface and the discharge groove formed between the divided protrusions, A cassette device for automatic pharmaceutical packaging machine, characterized in that the support of the partition member is located at the top of the discharge groove. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, The elastic curved portion is a cassette packaging machine for a drug packaging machine, characterized in that the convex shape in the opposite direction to the projecting direction of the support portion. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, The elastic curved portion is a cassette packaging machine for a pharmaceutical packaging machine, characterized in that the convex shape in the same direction as the projecting direction of the support portion. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6, The support portion formed integrally with the movable portion has a generally thin plate shape to smoothly divide the drugs, and both ends have a blade shape, and the distribution block side edge of the support portion conforms to the surface shape of the cylindrical distribution block. Cassette device for automatic pharmaceutical packaging machine characterized in that it has a concave arc shape.

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